(CBS DETROIT) – A pair of bills in the Michigan House, introduced by Democrats, aim to make it more difficult to implement book bans in our state. 

The bills would set requirements before books could be removed from shelves at community and district libraries but not school libraries.

“Depending on what they’re banning, I mean, if they’re banning pornography, I’m all for it, but if they’re banning our history, I’m against it,” said Doug Freeman, who was at the East Lansing Public Library on Tuesday with his granddaughter. 

The bills, also called The Freedom to Read Act, would limit who can challenge library materials to community residents, require challenges to certify they have read or watched the material they want removed, require library directors to decide what is on the shelves and only allow libraries to approve removals if the material has been determined to be obscene by the United States or Michigan Constitution. 

“In a way, it’s better to view it as more of a conversation between patron and library because we want to hear their voices, and a lot of times folks are just wanting to be heard and this is sometimes the way they feel most able to be heard,” said Chrissie Evaskis who works as a collection development librarian at the East Lansing Public Library. 

Evaskis-Garrett says that while libraries like hers already use some of the requirements outlined in the bill package, she feels it’s a good idea to make them law. 

“There’s this idea that we’re just willy-nilly out here purchasing whatever books strike our fancy, and we’re really not so kind of having those things codified, I think not necessarily protects us but the freedom of information in general,” said Evaskis-Garrett. 

Freeman doesn’t want to see one person make decisions about which books go on the shelves. He says it’s important to think of his granddaughter. 

“I want her to know the true history of our country,” he said.

Rookie sensation Macklin Celebrini scored his first career overtime goal and William Eklund tallied twice to lead the host San Jose Sharks to a 5-4 victory over the  Detroit Red Wings on Monday.

Tyler Toffoli and Luke Kunin also scored and Alexander Wennberg produced two assists for the Sharks, who snapped a three-game losing skid (0-1-2). Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 16 saves.

Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist while Marco Kasper, Michael Rasmussen and Alex DeBrincat also scored for the Red Wings, who have only one victory in six games (1-3-2). DeBrincat’s goal came with 2:06 remaining in regulation, knotting the game at 4-all with the Red Wings’ second score in three power plays. Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 29 shots.

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Celebrini, the first overall pick in this year’s draft, scored his first game-winning goal 46 seconds into overtime by lifting a shot as he headed across the crease. It was the rookie’s fourth goal of the campaign.

The Red Wings (7-9-2) saw three leads disappear and the Sharks (6-10-4) blew a third-period advantage in the back-and-forth affair.

Larkin opened the scoring 7:28 into the game by converting a wide-open chance coming after a Sharks turnover for his 11th of the season.

Eklund replied on the power play three minutes later when he pounced on a loose puck in the slot.

Kasper responded with a power-play marker when he buried a rebound with 72 seconds remaining in the first period for his second goal of the season.

Eklund tied the clash 2-2 at 5:59 of the second period with a long shot that Talbot mishandled with his glove to net his fourth of the season. Eklund has collected two goals and four assists in a four-game point streak.

Rasmussen put the Red Wings ahead a third time at 8:11 of the second period when he chipped the puck away from one Sharks player and it ricocheted off another San Jose defender and into the cage for his third goal this season.

Toffoli tied the clash again with another late-period goal, a perfect one-timer from the slot with 41.8 seconds remaining in the second for his ninth of the season.

Kunin gave the Sharks their first lead at 6:19 of the third period. He slipped behind a defender on the rush and upon gaining the puck in the slot snapped a top-corner shot for his third goal of the season.

DeBrincat forced overtime by converting the man advantage created by tripping call on Ty Dellandrea, netting his fourth goal of the season 1:20 into the power play.

The Wings wrapped up their four-game Pittsburgh/California road trip with three points — two against the Penguins last Wednesday and one Monday night. They return home for a stretch of five home games in six games, beginning Thursday with a visit from the New York Islanders.